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Perge, good Master Holofernes, perge: so it shall please you to abrogate scurrility.

 

Sir Nathaniel

Love’s Labour’s Lost         Act IV, Scene ii, Line 55

 

Okay, this time you can say that this is pretty much unintelligible. It is. But, in Will’s defense, it’s supposed to be just that. Well, sort of.

Perge – proceed.

Abrogate - repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)

Scurrility - the quality or state of being scurrilous, which is using or given to coarse language

So then, Sir Nathaniel is saying to Holofernes,

Proceed Master Holofernes, proceed since it will make you happy to do away with this coarse language.

This scene is with Dull, the constable (a plain spoken fellow), Holofernes, the schoolmaster (a fellow who uses big words to impress people) and Sir Nathaniel, a clergyman (who is impressed by Holofernes's big words).

There’s a lot of big words being bandied about (like Today’s Line), but I’m not sure there’s much of anything being said.

Comedy, eh?

I do believe I've left the lad speechless. How about that!